Chief of Chime Enterprise
Chime
Jason Lee, an HR tech and fintech entrepreneur, transformed the way employees access their pay when he invented and introduced earned wage access (EWA) through his first entrepreneurial venture, DailyPay, in 2015. With a deep desire to continue helping frontline workers achieve financial progress, Jason founded his second company, Salt Labs, a first-of-its-kind employee rewards and incentives company, in 2022. After Chime® acquired Salt Labs in 2024, Jason was named Chief of Chime® Enterprise, a company dedicated to innovative, employee-centered financial wellness solutions. Jason’s mission — to empower employee financial progress — continues to reshape the workplace financial landscape.
For decades, payroll and banking have operated in parallel—one managed by employers, the other by financial institutions. But for workers, these systems are inseparable. People don’t think about their money in silos; they think in dollars and cents: work, earn, spend, borrow, save, repeat.
Technology is finally catching up to that expectation. By dissolving the legacy boundaries between payroll and banking, we can create a continuous financial experience that starts with earning and seamlessly powers every aspect of a person’s financial life.
This isn’t just an operational shift. It’s a new paradigm, where financial services start at the paycheck. By reimagining how banking can integrate with payroll we can unlock a new era of financial wellness and inclusion for millions of everyday Americans.
Introduction by: Bailey Reutzel, Senior Director, Strategy and Content, American Banker Live Media